Duncan McDaniel graduated in 2006 from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a bachelor of fine arts in Painting. He currently works as an art handler for the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Vanderbilt University, and the Nashville International Airport’s Arts at the Airport program.

A striking synthesis of aesthetic sensibilities and dreamlike visions have been found in Duncan’s exhibits in Nashville, Atlanta, Savannah, and Lacoste, France.

Artist Statement

“In this series of paintings, I wanted to visually illustrate the diversity of sound a piece of music comprises. In other words, I wanted to render music synesthetically, the way I imagine the auditory sensations, such as tone, melody, rhythm, or tempo would appear if transmuted into visual sensations. In particular, using flowering piano keys, metrical lines, and energetic colors, I created an eclectic ensemble of images that evoke the visual anatomy of a musical expression.”

Shown Right: Keyboard Flowers (detail from dyptich), oil on canvas, 58" x 84."

Arts at the Airport receives funding for the visual arts from the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) and the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC). The Flying Solo Exhibition Series is funded under an agreement with the TAC. For more information about Arts at the Airport, please call (615) 275-1614.